Kruger’s visitor numbers rise

THE Kruger National Park’s

visitor numbers have risen

by more than 100 000 in the

past year, according to the

Department of Environmental

Affairs.

The park’s popularity has

grown, with an increase

in overseas visitors and

a definite increase from

the Southern African

Development Community

region.

The Department of

Environmental Affairs

released figures showing that

a total of 1 659 793 guests

passed through Kruger’s

gates in the 2014/2015

financial year compared with

1 556 916 in 2013/2014.

Of these, 1 277 397 were

day visitors and 382 396

were overnight guests. The

increase in day visitors can

also be attributed to the

limited accommodation within

the park, resulting in guests

staying outside the park and

going in as day visitors